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Study IDs gene that may reduce chalkiness of heat-stressed rice Thursday, January 19, 2023

Craig Chandler | University Communication and Marketing

A joint Nebraska Agronomy and Horticulture and School of Computing study could inform the development of rice varieties that yield less-chalky grain amid the heat waves of a still-warming planet.

Full story at Nebraska Today

Schnable named Fellow of the German PhenoRob Cluster of Excellence Friday, January 13, 2023

University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s James Schnable, Charles O. Gardner Professor of Agronomy within the Nebraska Food for Health Center, the Center for Plant Science Innovation and the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, was named a Fellow of the German PhenoRob Cluster of Excellence, based at the University of Bonn.

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Nebraska scientist looking for gardeners, urban farmers for research project Thursday, January 12, 2023

University of Nebraska–Lincoln researcher, Sam Wortman, is searching for gardeners and urban farmers to participate in a science project to collect plant and soil data in their own gardens.

Nebraska’s Sam Wortman, associate professor in agronomy and horticulture, is searching for gardeners and urban farmers to participate in a science project to collect plant and soil data in their own gardens. The purpose is to learn more about the benefits of soil health management practices firsthand and provide the University of Nebraska–Lincoln with data to evaluate changes in urban soil health over time.

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Soils School to Feature Soil, Water and Nutrient Management Concepts Wednesday, January 11, 2023

The 2023 Soils School at Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln will provide three soil and water, and eight nutrient management CEUs for certified crop advisors.

The 2023 Soils School will be held in-person on Tuesday, Jan. 31 and Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at Nebraska Innovation Campus (NIC) in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Full story at CropWatch

North Central Weed Science Society names Knezevic Fellow Monday, January 9, 2023

The North Central Weed Science Society awarded its highest honor to Stevan Z. Knezevic, professor of integrated weed management in agronomy and horticulture, naming him a 2022 Fellow of the NCWSS at the society’s 77th annual meeting Dec. 7 in St. Louis.

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Blanco receives no-till agriculture award Thursday, January 5, 2023

University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Humberto Blanco, a professor of soil management and soil physics in agronomy and horticulture, was honored with the Shirley H. Phillips Distinguished Lecture in No-Till Agriculture award by the University of Kentucky on Nov. 18 in Lexington.

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Amundsen to begin Faculty Fellow appointment Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Keenan Amundsen will begin a partial Faculty Fellow appointment with CASNR starting Jan. 3 to June 30, 2023.

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Imaging tool rapidly assesses seed quality Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Graduate student Tian Gao (from left), Harkamal Walia and Hongfeng Yu.

To help improve the nutritional value of crops undergoing heat stress, Nebraska agronomist Harkamal Walia teamed with computer scientist Hongfeng Yu and his team to develop HyperSeed, an imaging system that uses light wavelengths to rapidly create a nutritional fingerprint of each seed.

Full story at Nebraska Today

Nebraska On-Farm Research Network meetings begin Feb. 15 Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Harvest. Laura Thompson | Nebraska Extension

The Nebraska On-Farm Research Network invites farm operators and agronomists from across the state to the 2023 research results update meetings beginning Feb. 15.

Meetings will provide valuable crop production-related information from on-farm research projects conducted on Nebraska farms by Nebraska farmers in partnership with University of Nebraska faculty. These research projects cover products, practices and new technologies that impact farm productivity and profitability.

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Nebraska awards degrees Dec. 16 and 17 Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Congratulations to our graduates earning degrees in December.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln conferred 1,288 degrees during commencement exercises Dec. 16 and 17 at Pinnacle Bank Arena including 26 degrees to students in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and two to the Doctor of Plant Health Program.

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